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You now know that the Atacama Desert, in Chile, is a motionless spectacle. Magnificent. The sky is immensely blue. The colors and the shades change. Almost motionless, because you can also see pink flamingos and llamas.
23rd September 2015 - The rain clears and leaves some lovely reflections of the 3 Graces at Pier Head in Liverpool.
29th April 2015 - The Port of Liverpool, the Cunard and the Liver buildings glowing in the evening sun in Liverpool.
The more than life-sized Beatles statue (2015) facing Liverpool's Pier Head is dwarfed by the "Three Graces" in the background, (the somewhat baroque-ish Royal Liver Building of 1911, the Cunard Building of 1917 in its Italian renaissance style, both outside this image) and the Port of Liverpool Building of 1907, (Edwardian Baroque). Together with a couple of museums and the Tate Gallery on the Pier Head, this assemblage tells the story of Liverpool's considerable maritime and mercantile prowess and its international cultural importance. Interestingly, I found the "spirit" in this attractive city to be decidedly unpretentious and egalitarian through and through. Fuji X100F.
The more than life-sized Beatles statue (2015) facing Liverpool's Pier Head is dwarfed by the "Three Graces" in the background, the somewhat baroque-ish Royal Liver Building of 1911, the Cunard Building of 1917 in its Italian renaissance style and, outside this image, the Port of Liverpool Building of 1907 (Edwardian Baroque). Together with a couple of museums and the Tate Gallery on the Pier Head, this assemblage tells the story of Liverpool's considerable maritime and mercantile prowess and its international cultural importance. Interestingly, I found the "spirit" in this attractive city to be decidedly unpretentious and egalitarian through and through. Fuji X100F.
Opened in 1911, Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the foundation stone for the building was laid on 11 May 1908.
The building is crowned by a pair of clock towers: as a ship passed along the river, mariners could tell the time from these. The clocks were made by Gent and Co. of Leicester. The clock faces are 7.6 m (25 ft) in diameter, larger than those of London's famous landmark, the Great Westminster Clock, holding the distinction of being the largest electronically driven clocks in the UK
Rose-ringed parakeet are in every corner of Paris! I had seen one in the Parc de Bercy, and here are three at once in the Bagatelle gardens!
The flowers are now long gone, but their beauty and elegance live in images.
Pleione orchid series.
This genus of dwarf orchids is named Pleione after the sea nymph Pleione, the mother of the seven sisters Pleiades according to Greek mythology. In the wild, these little orchids grow on foothills and in mountain areas of East and South East countries. 23 wild Pleione species known (though some argue there are 21 true species) but 362 man-made hybrids are officially registered by the RHS. Hybrids could be conveniently grown on a windowsill due to their miniature size but large showy flowers.
Here is our windowsill Pleiones' display from just over a month ago (from left to right): Pleione Vesuvius (Pln. bulbocodioides x Pln. confuse, reg. 1978), Pleione Tongariro ‘Jackdaw’ (Pln. Versailles x Pln. pleionoides, reg. 1981) & Pleione Versailles ‘Bucklebury’ (Pln. formosana x Pln. limprichtii, reg. 1966).
... so is the name of the fountain on the place of the Bource in Bordaux. A friend has made a perfect picture of this place and I thought I could do the same by using long exposure because this location is so overcrowded. So I was looking for the right position vis-a-vis of the fountain and was waiting and waiting and waiting... but these three young ladies won't leave. Oh no, never!
But... let me tell the truth....
The perfect picture isn't my passion, but creating the modern version of the 'Three Graces' under the old... ; ) A fine smile was crawling over my face...
Do you want to see the perfect version of a friend?
Here it is:
Museum of the West – Scottsdale, AZ
The Weeping Wall
This is a large steel panel in the courtyard of the museum. Rainwater from the roof and condensation from the heating/cooling systems are directed through several holes in the back of the panel. The water “weeps” down the metal surface and is then channeled away to irrigate plantings around the museum.
The Three Graces of the world famous Liverpool Waterfront (from left to right): the Royal Liver Building (1908-11) by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Cunard Building (1914-16) by Willinck & Thicknesse with Arthur J. Davis and the former offices of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (1903-07) by Briggs & Wolstenholme with Hobbs & Thornely.